The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is the best phone Samsung has ever made, but that doesn't mean it's the best phone for your next upgrade: You need to pay a relatively high price for the excellent display, top-notch cameras, and slick software on offer here.

Samsung's biggest sales event of the season is technically over, but the company's best phone continues to fetch a whopping $300 less than usual in its entry-level configuration with no special requirements.

On a general-use level, the S25 Ultra is a remarkably fast and responsive phone. Navigation is snappy, apps open with no issue 99 percent of the time, and web pages load as fast a